‘The Lost City’- Reading Answer Explanation – CAM – 12
Here are explanations of the Questions of passage named ‘The Lost City’, which is from the Cambridge 12 book. The Questions that have been asked are ‘List of headings, Blanks and True/False/Not Given. You will find the locations of the Reading Answers, Keywords(highlighted and underlined) and justifications.
READING PASSAGE 2: The lost city
| Question | Answer |
| 14 | IV |
| 15 | VI |
| 16 | VIII |
| 17 | V |
| 18 | I |
| 19 | VII |
| 20 | III |
| 21 | TRUE |
| 22 | FALSE |
| 23 | FALSE |
| 24 | NOT GIVEN |
| 25 | RUBBER |
| 26 | FARMER |
Questions 14-20
Reading Passage 2 has seven paragraphs, A-G.
Choose the correct heading for each paragraph from the list of headings below.
Write the correct number, i-viii, in boxes 14-20 on your answer sheet.
List of headings
i Different accounts of the same journey
ii Bingham gains support
iii A common belief
iv The aim of the trip
v A dramatic description
vi A new route
vii Bingham publishes his theory
viii Bingham’s lack of enthusiasm
14 Paragraph A
Location: A paragraph
Explanation: The answer to this question is in the third line of the paragraph. ‘His goal was to locate the remains of a city called Vitcos, the last capital of the Inca civilisation…’Here, ‘goal’ and ‘aim’ are synonyms. Thus, his aim was to locate the remains of a city.
Answer: iv
15 Paragraph B
Location: B paragraph
Explanation: The location of the answer is in the first line of the paragraph. ‘they had an advantage over travelers who had preceded them: a track had recently been blasted down the valley canyon to enable rubber to be brought up by mules from the jungle. Here, ‘track’ means ‘route’
Answer: vi
‘The Lost City’- Reading Answer Explanation – CAM – 12
16 Paragraph C
Location: C paragraph
Explanation: The answer to this question is in the second line of the paragraph. ‘The morning was dull and damp, and Bingham also seems to have been less than keen on the prospect of climbing the hill…’Here, ‘less than keen on the prospect’ means ‘lack of enthusiasm’. Hence, the answer is clear.
Answer: viii
17 Paragraph D
Location: D paragraph (Second line)
Explanation: The writer states, ‘he describes the ever-present possibility of deadly snakes, ‘capable of making considerable springs when in pursuit of their prey…’Here, ‘describes the ever-present possibility’ is a dramatic description. Thus, the answer is V.
Answer: V
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18 Paragraph E
Location: E paragraph
Explanation: The location of the answer is in the second line of the paragraph. ‘ His journal entries of the time reveal a much more gradual appreciation of his achievement… rejoined his companions, to whom he seems to have said little about his discovery…’Thus, these are the different accounts of the same journey.
Answer: i
19 Paragraph F
Location: F paragraph (Second line)
Explanation: The writer says, ‘When he came to write the National Geographic magazine article that broke the story to the world in April 1913, he knew he had to produce a big idea…’This line means he has written article on Machu Picchu. Hence, the answer is ‘vii’.
Answer: vii
‘The Lost City’- Reading Answer Explanation – CAM – 12
20 Paragraph G
Location: G paragraph
Explanation: The answer to this question is in the third line of the paragraph. ‘ An idea which has gained wide acceptance over the past few years…’Here, ‘wide acceptance’ makes it clear that it is a common belief.
Answer: ii
Questions 21-24
Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 2?
In boxes 21-24 on your answer sheet, write
TRUE if the statement agrees with the information
FALSE if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this
21 Bingham went to South America in search of an Inca city.
Location: A paragraph
Explanation: The answer to this question is in the first line of the paragraph. ‘Hiram Bingham arrived in South America in 1911, he was ready…the exploration of the remote hinterland to the west of Cusco, the old capital of the Inca empire’ Here ‘arrived in’ and ‘went to’ are synonyms. In addition, ‘exploration’ and ‘in search of’ means the same.
Answer: True
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22 Bingham chose a particular route down the Urubamba valley because it was the most common route used by travellers.
Location: B paragraph
Explanation: The main keyword ‘Urubamba valley’ helps to locate the answer in the ‘they had an advantage over travelers who had preceded them: a track had recently been blasted down the valley canyon to enable rubber to be…jungle…’Here, the question statement contradicts the passage statement. This was not the common route as the travellers had no idea about the route.
Answer: False
23 Bingham understood the significance of Machu Picchu as soon as he saw it.
Location: E paragraph
Explanation: The location of the answer is in the last line of the paragraph. ‘At this stage, Bingham didn’t realise the extent or the importance of the site, nor did he realise what use he could make of the discovery…’ Here, the question statement is opposite to the passage statement. ‘understood the significance’ is opposite to the ‘did not realize…’Thus, the answer is False.
Answer: False
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24 Bingham returned to Machu Picchu in order to find evidence to support his theory.
Location: F paragraph
Explanation: The answer to this question is in the first line of the paragraph. ‘However, soon after returning it occurred to him that he could make a name for himself from this discovery.’ But there is no reference regarding the evidence. Thus, no information available.
Answer: Not Given
Questions 25-26
Complete the sentences below.
Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 25-26 on your answer sheet.
25 The track that took Bingham down the Urubamba valley had been created for the transportation of …………………………….
Location: B paragraph
Explanation: The answer to this question is in the second line of the paragraph. ‘they had an advantage over travelers who had preceded them: a track had recently been blasted down the valley canyon to enable rubber to be brought up by mules from the jungle…’Here, ‘rubber to be brought up by mules from the jungle’ means it had been created for the transportation of rubber.
Answer: Rubber
26 Bingham found out about the ruins of Machu Picchu from a …………………………….. it the Urubamba valley.
Location: C paragraph
Explanation: The main keyword ‘ruins’ helps to locate an answer in the third line of the paragraph. ‘His companions showed no interest in accompanying him up the nearby hill to see some ruins that a local farmer…’Here, farmer told Bingham team about the ruins. Thus, the answer is clear.
Answer: Farmer
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